Bethamcherla Mandal, with population of about 89 thousand is Kurnool district's the 8th most populous sub district, located in Kurnool district of the state Andhra Pradesh in India. There are 10 villages in the sub district, among them Bugganipalle is the most populous village with population of about 11 thousand and Ambapuram is the least populous village with population of 2058. Gutupalle is the biggest village in the sub district with an area of 50 km2 and Gollagutta is the smallest with 5 km2.
There are 1 census towns in the sub district, those are - Bethamcherla Census Town.
Demographics
The sub district is home to about 89 thousand people, among them about 44 thousand (50%) are male and about 44 thousand (50%) are female. 79% of the whole population are from general caste, 19% are from schedule caste and 2% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Bethamcherla mandal is 13%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 21 thousand households in the sub district and an average 4 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 56% (about 50 thousand) live in Bethamcherla Sub District rural part and 44% (about 39 thousand) population live in the Bethamcherla Sub District urban part.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
88,726 |
70,080 |
17,114 |
1,532 |
11,324 |
| Male |
44,426 |
35,072 |
8,585 |
769 |
5,811 |
| Female |
44,300 |
35,008 |
8,529 |
763 |
5,513 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Hindus contribute 85% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district followed by Muslims which contribute 14% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 997 in Muslims are 992.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
88,726 |
75,731 |
12,429 |
348 |
12 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
188 |
| Male |
44,426 |
37,914 |
6,238 |
157 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
104 |
| Female |
44,300 |
37,817 |
6,191 |
191 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
84 |
Growth of population
Population of the sub district has increased by 14.4% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 78 thousand. Female population growth rate of the sub district is 16.6% which is 4.4% higher than male population growth rate of 12.2%. General caste population has increased by 14.6%; Schedule caste population has increased by 13.3%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 18.3% and child population has decreased by -0.3% in the sub district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
14.4% |
14.6% |
13.3% |
18.3% |
-0.3% |
| Male |
12.2% |
12.4% |
11% |
16.3% |
-0.2% |
| Female |
16.6% |
16.8% |
15.7% |
20.3% |
-0.5% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 997 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 998, in schedule caste is 993 and in schedule tribe is 992. There are 949 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the sub district. Overall sex ratio in the sub district has increased by 37 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 3 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
37 |
37 |
40 |
33 |
-3 |
| 2011 |
997 |
998 |
993 |
992 |
949 |
| 2001 |
960 |
961 |
953 |
959 |
952 |
Literacy
Total about 48 thousand people in the sub district are literate, among them about 28 thousand are male and about 20 thousand are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Bethamcherla is 62%. 73% of male and 51% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 7%. Male literacy has gone up by 5% and female literacy rate has gone up by 10%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
6.8% |
4.2% |
10.0% |
| 2011 |
61.6% |
72.6% |
50.6% |
| 2001 |
54.8% |
68.4% |
40.6% |
Workers profile
Bethamcherla has 49% (about 44 thousand) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 59% male and 39% female population are working population. 55% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 5% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 31% of total female population are main and 8% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
49.1% |
43% |
6.1% |
50.9% |
| Male |
59.3% |
54.7% |
4.6% |
40.7% |
| Female |
38.8% |
31.2% |
7.6% |
61.2% |